The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson Poet Laureate. 1902
by Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Tennyson, Lord Alfred.: The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson Poet Laureate. Macmillan and Co. 1902. Octavo approx 195mm x 145mm. Green Cloth, gilt titles to spine, a little bumped and rubbed, small loss to top spine. Pp900, index i, adverts I. Frontis portrait engraved by G J Stodart, tissue guarded with light foxing. Some age toning to pages, double column in bright order. Booksellers label under important book plate. This book given as the Merchant Venturers Technical College, Bristol/ Govenors prize for Mathematics, English and French/ to Emily M Ewins/Date Xmas 1903. Emily M Ewins was one of the founder members of the Women's Fellowship of the Methodist Church. Became a missionary in China. She wrote, first hand reports of the revolutionary events in Hangkowand Wuchang of 1911-1912. She married Harold Burgoyne Rattenbury. A poetry book offering a gentle commentary of its time, but also a book which has witnessed a very different period of social change. From the Lady of Shalott to the Lady Missionary of China…. An interesting volume.
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- The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson Poet Laureate. 1902
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- Alfred Lord Tennyson
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